Because MEGA does not store your account password or file keys in plaintext, a file shared via a link cannot be read by anyone—including MEGA's engineers or third parties—unless they possess the specific decryption key assigned to that link. How MEGA.nz Share Links Work
mega-get https://mega.nz/file/XXXXX#YYYYY /home/user/Downloads/ decryption key mega.nz
The decryption key feature in mega.nz is a crucial aspect of its security infrastructure. Here's how it works: Because MEGA does not store your account password